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HouseTraining 101~ The actual process
How it all works on a philosophical / theory level.
Remember I mentioned a denning instinct that all dogs have.  By house training we are
using that instinct in our favor.  The instinct is not to eliminate their body wastes where
they eat and sleep out of instinctive survival hygene.  
After all nature knows what nature can produce.  ie: if you eat where you poop you will
get sick.  if you live in poop you will get sick.  bodies eliminate waste (piss and poo) to
keep from getting sick.
To begin the house training process you have to decide if you are using a crate or not
and yet the process is very similar all the same.  With Crate training you are starting
with a set amount of space that you want the dog to associate with as its "den".  With
not crate training you need to do the same thing in order to be successful.  If you give
the pup/dog the entire house it will be happy just pooing/pissing around the corner from
its dog bowl/bed because it's not directly in it.
Let's begin...
So start out with an area/room small enough to teach it not to "go" there and yet like a
crate easy enough to clean up if accidents happen.  I prefer the kitchen (linoleum) or
bathroom (smaller and yet not carpet) when I start with a new pup/dog.  I start by setting
them up with their bed, food and water bowls and a few toys to keep them happy.  
Time to go?
I tend to start by taking them out every hour.  Once that works well and there isn't
pee/poo each time I visit the pup/dog there several times in a row I can extend the time
between potty trips outside to 2 hours.  If there is an 'accident' at 2 hours I go back to 1
hour lengths (each time I go longer if there is a mistake you back up to the time length
before so that you can learn how often the pup/dog needs right now).  
Extending the area
Once we master the time and are feeling a bit confident about it we push our luck just a
bit more and give the pup/dog more of an area to dwell in. (Please don't think I want to
limit you from having your puppy @ your feet always... in fact what I mean by letting the
pup/dog dwell in limited area in your house is the "unsupervised" time).  They know now
that the kitchen/bathroom is not the spot to go in so now add the next room adjacent to
it.  (be proactive and puppy proof that room)  Once that room is added to the "house"
for the pup/dog go to the next.  Again if there is a mistake or accident go back a
step.
What else?
I should mention that during play time and interaction with you that it is also up to you to
look for signs that the pup/dog needs to go.  I strongly urge you to take them out before
playtime, as soon as you get home (before even greeting the pup/dog get them outside
to do their thing), before a meal, after a meal (wait about 30-45 minutes and nature
kicks in and the NEED to go), before going to bed for the night, as soon as you get up
in the morning.  The more YOU get the pup/dog outside to go the less accidents YOU
will be responsible for!  
Chewing/Destructive or Unwanted behaviors inside the home.
Again the comparison to human children has to be made.  As a child you learned by
being told by your parents what was ok and what wasn't.  Unsupervised at an early age
you wouldn't know its not ok to put your hand on a hot stove, or chew on the couch.  
While with your pup/dog teach it.  See it going after the cord to the VCR.. say NO! and
give it something that is ok to chew on/play with.  Have plenty of toys on hand, chew
items as they are teething.  Never let them chew on an old pair of shoes (I type this as I
sit here with teeth marks all over my tennis shoes~ we all learn sometime) as they will
not know the difference between them and your $300 Nikes.  Don't want them on the
couch, put them down and say NO! then get down on the floor with them and give them
your attention.  Don't want that antique lamp falling to the ground damaged forever~ put
it safely away until your pup/dog isn't so rambunctuous.  PUPPY PROOF you and your
home.

Have you figured out yet that it isn't so much about
training the new pup/dog as adjusting your life and
schedule to their needs?  Just like with becoming a new
parent!
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